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There is a great deal to be proud of in being British. We invented trains and television and cheddar cheese. We're a nice, moderate democratic country. We have a culture of looking after our own through free healthcare, education and public…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Jim Murphy is incredibly relaxed. There are a few ways of telling that. There's the way he's sitting, comfortably relaxed on a chair in his office. There's the way he talks, candidly and openly. In reality…
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst I have a confession to make. I reacted intemperately to the news this April that the Purple Book was being written. I didn't like the name as I thought it would disconcert grassroots activists, and I didn't…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Why have none of the tabloids led on Milly phone hack scandal? - Left Foot ForwardBy Shamik Das Grubby newspaper investigators, clearly acting under orders of those above, hack into the voicemail of a…
The issue I want to talk about today can be summed up in a couple of stories. While out campaigning during the local elections, not for the first time, I met someone who had been on incapacity benefit for a decade. He hadn't been able to…
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst The above is my feeble attempt at a Royal Wedding themed title but perhaps also my formula for where Labour should be going ideologically. I had previously held back from writing about Maurice Glasman's…
Tonight at 9pm (UK time) David Miliband will give a heavily trailed speech at MIT on the war in Afghanistan. The text of the speech is as follows: This is a remarkable time to be discussing foreign policy, because we are living through the…
By Jim Murphy MP / @jimmurphymp The Labour Party's most immediate electoral task is to get ready for elections in May. The longer term task is to turn victories in May into a platform for rejuvenation and a longer-term reconnection with the…
The Labour movement column By Anthony Painter There is a fundamental political divide in British politics that is finally finding expression. It is also a social divide. Globalisation has refracted the politics of our time to the extent…
The Labour movement column By Anthony Painter There is a fundamental political divide in British politics that is finally finding expression. It is also a social divide. Globalisation has refracted the politics of our time to the extent…
